We present laser results obtained from a Dy3+-Tb3+ co-doped LiLuF4 crystal, pumped by a blue emitting InGaN laser diode, aiming for generation of a compact 578 nm source. We exploit the yellow Dy3+ transition F9/24⇒H13/26 to generate yellow laser emission. The lifetime of the lower laser level is quenched, via energy transfer, to co-doped Tb3+ ions in the fluoride crystal. We report the growth technique, spectroscopic study, and room temperature continuous wave laser results in a hemispherical cavity at 574 nm, and with a highly reflective output coupler at 578 nm. A yellow laser at 578 nm is very relevant for metrological applications, in particular for pumping of the forbidden S01-P30 ytterbium clock transition, which is recommended as a secondary representation of the second in the international system of units.

Yellow laser performance of Dy 3+ in co-dopedDy,Tb:LiLuF4 / Giacomo, Bolognesi; Daniela, Parisi; Calonico, Davide; Giovanni Antonio, Costanzo; Levi, Filippo; Philip Werner, Metz; Christian, Kränkel; Günter, Huber; Mauro, Tonelli. - In: OPTICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0146-9592. - 39:23(2014), pp. 6628-6631. [10.1364/OL.39.006628]

Yellow laser performance of Dy 3+ in co-dopedDy,Tb:LiLuF4

CALONICO, DAVIDE;LEVI, FILIPPO;
2014

Abstract

We present laser results obtained from a Dy3+-Tb3+ co-doped LiLuF4 crystal, pumped by a blue emitting InGaN laser diode, aiming for generation of a compact 578 nm source. We exploit the yellow Dy3+ transition F9/24⇒H13/26 to generate yellow laser emission. The lifetime of the lower laser level is quenched, via energy transfer, to co-doped Tb3+ ions in the fluoride crystal. We report the growth technique, spectroscopic study, and room temperature continuous wave laser results in a hemispherical cavity at 574 nm, and with a highly reflective output coupler at 578 nm. A yellow laser at 578 nm is very relevant for metrological applications, in particular for pumping of the forbidden S01-P30 ytterbium clock transition, which is recommended as a secondary representation of the second in the international system of units.
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